2aguy
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This is what we should really be talking about on May Day....the nightmare of socialism.......
Victims of Communism/Socialism Day
Professor Ilya Somin called to designate May Day as the "Victims of Communism Day." I wholeheartedly support his idea with only one suggestion--let's call it the "Victims of Communism/Socialism Day."
According to Karl Max, socialism is the transition stage to communism.
Communist countries such as the former Soviet Union and China under Mao, never claimed that they had achieved Communism.
Instead, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and their Communist cadre, committed crimes against humanity, which caused a total of 80-100 million death in the 20th century, under the banner of socialism.
It's also important to remember that the full name of Nazi is National-Socialist German Workers' Party.
Socialism and communism are similar shades of darkness and we need to condemn both of them in the same sentence. In the meantime, we ought to commemorate victims of communism/socialism on the same day.
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Local communist leaders didn't care if one worked hard or not. Anyone who showed up would earn a day’s work points, which were tied to a food ration. I
t turned out that the daily food ration wasn’t enough even for a girl, so Aunt San suffered famine edema. She wasn’t alone. Some other girls couldn’t stand the hunger, so they traded their bodies to village leaders in exchange for extra food.
Aunt San couldn’t rest much in the evenings either, because daily evening study meetings were held in the village. The routine was to first bow to Mao’s enlarged portrait on the wall and wish him to live forever. Then the groups would study books supposedly written by Mao (no other books were available). T
he most dreadful part of the meetings was when everyone confessed his bad thoughts or bad deeds. Sometimes these self-confessions turned into accusations of other people’s bad thoughts and bad deeds. This daily exercise ensured no one trusted anyone else with his or her most intimate thoughts.
Victims of Communism/Socialism Day
Professor Ilya Somin called to designate May Day as the "Victims of Communism Day." I wholeheartedly support his idea with only one suggestion--let's call it the "Victims of Communism/Socialism Day."
According to Karl Max, socialism is the transition stage to communism.
Communist countries such as the former Soviet Union and China under Mao, never claimed that they had achieved Communism.
Instead, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and their Communist cadre, committed crimes against humanity, which caused a total of 80-100 million death in the 20th century, under the banner of socialism.
It's also important to remember that the full name of Nazi is National-Socialist German Workers' Party.
Socialism and communism are similar shades of darkness and we need to condemn both of them in the same sentence. In the meantime, we ought to commemorate victims of communism/socialism on the same day.
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Local communist leaders didn't care if one worked hard or not. Anyone who showed up would earn a day’s work points, which were tied to a food ration. I
t turned out that the daily food ration wasn’t enough even for a girl, so Aunt San suffered famine edema. She wasn’t alone. Some other girls couldn’t stand the hunger, so they traded their bodies to village leaders in exchange for extra food.
Aunt San couldn’t rest much in the evenings either, because daily evening study meetings were held in the village. The routine was to first bow to Mao’s enlarged portrait on the wall and wish him to live forever. Then the groups would study books supposedly written by Mao (no other books were available). T
he most dreadful part of the meetings was when everyone confessed his bad thoughts or bad deeds. Sometimes these self-confessions turned into accusations of other people’s bad thoughts and bad deeds. This daily exercise ensured no one trusted anyone else with his or her most intimate thoughts.
